Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-02
THE FIRST NUMBER
OF TBB OHIO VALLEY MANUFACTURER
ISSUED YESTERDAY MORNING.
The New Industrial and Trade Journal Credit 10 Its
Owners and the Community, and Warn
Reception Accorded l.

Yesterday journalistic child was oorn'
from which the people of Wheeling IN par
ticular, and of the upper Ohio Valley In
general, expect much. The newcomer
was the Ohio TalIey Manufacturer, and II
came among Us, not SIS papers have appeared
in other towns, weak in its faculties,
and deficient as to some Of its most import
ant organs-omissions which were often
only supplied after years Of more or less
preearious existence, and sometimes not al
all-but the paper came to its readers
full-grown, and strong, and armed for the
conflict it is to wage on behalf OF
our industries, a. though, like Ger
tain warriors Of old, it had sprang
into the world under most e1eeP-
tional conditions And indeed, this Is
the fact The Ohio TiaHey Manu- fdetGTer Is
among Us, in obedience to a feeling that
the time has come when Wheeling capital
and Wheeling skill should make them
selves more fully known to the world than
heretofore, and in response to frm be-
lief that, from recent tangible happenings,
and the shadows of other coming events
thrown forward out of the future, our city
has entered into position from which
great possibilities may be viewed, and that
it only requires proper efforts upon the
part of our people to take long step for
ward. 1t was conceived some eight
months ago, by Mr.. Phillip H. Moore,
that one of these proper efforts could be
best made with the aid of the leverage al
forded by an industrial paper, whose priD-
cipal aim and object in life should
be the fostering and development Of
the manufacturing interests OF Wheel
ing, and incidentally of that portion
Of the Ohio Valley lying within easy
reach of our city. and in which our peo-
pie have an interest second only to the
CITY itself, and the result of this idea Is the
naper the first issue of which came from the
press Yesterday. Mr.. Moore laid his plan
before n number of our leading mauuiac-
turers, and soon a corporation was formed,
and steps taken to secure the speedy APP
pearance of the journal. The formalities
of applying for the charter being gone
through with, the stockholders elected
Board of Directors, composed OF Me5srs.
y. E. Whitaker, c. K. Hubbard, W. F.
Peterson, Benz Fisher, P H. Moore,
Alopzo Loring and W. II. Wallace,
and this Board organized ny electing
y. E Whitaker President, W. F. Peter
son Treasurer, and p. Fl. Moore Secretary.
An Executive Committee, consisting OF tue
President, Treasurer and Secretary, was
also chosen. Mr.. P. II. Moore was made
editor of the paper, and for business man
ager, Mr.. o. G. Scofeld was selected
The next step was the securing Of rComy
and eligible quarters in the Reilly block,
at Fourteenth and Market streets, and
there the new venture was installed. Edl-
tor Moore at once applied himself aSSidu-
ously to the work before him. and his
efforts were earnestly seconded by practi-
cally the entire manufacturing interest OF
this city aud vicinity. The work, not
withstanding all this, was slow,
but step by step progress was made,
and as the venture neared its cOnsumma'
ton, and its objects became better under.
stood, the number of stockholders IN,
creased, and patronage came from all
quarters, until there was no longer any
question of success Mr.. Moore speedily
proved himself the right man in the right
place and he was ably seconded in his
efforts by MeSsrs Whitaker and Peterson,
and in lesser degree by Others. President
Whitaker especially was indetatiSshle in
his efforts, and to him is due very large
share Of the credit attaching TO the enter
prise. As business manager, Mr.. Sroheld
also did woman work.
The stockholders in the enterprise at
present number thirty, and complete
list is as follows: